Liliaceae Fritillaria camschatcensis (L.) Ker-Gawl.

Kamchatka Missionbells

Hesquiat - Food, Forage

Use documented by:
Turner, Nancy J. and Barbara S. Efrat, 1982, Ethnobotany of the Hesquiat Indians of Vancouver Island, Victoria. British Columbia Provincial Museum, page 55

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Scientific name: Fritillaria camschatcensis (L.) Ker-Gawl.
USDA symbol: FRCA5 (View details at USDA PLANTS site)
Common names: Kamchatka Missionbells
Family: Liliaceae
Family (APG): Nartheciaceae
Native American Tribe: Hesquiat
Use category: Food
Use sub-category: Forage
Notes: The first horse seen in the Hesquiat area was said to have eaten mission bells.

RECRD: 589 id: 15363

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